RIP GURU!!! Gang Starr- Moment Of Truth ALBUM REACTION/REVIEW 

▶️⏭️ Timestamps ▶️ ⏭️ 1:18 You know my steez 4:42 - skit 🗣 05:20 Robbin hood theory 🦹🏾‍♀️ 9:02 Work 👨🏾‍🔧 12:08 Royalty 👑 15:36 - skit 🗣 17:51 Above the clouds ⛅️ 22:43 JFK to LAX 🛫🛬 26:45 Itz a set up 🪤 29:25 - skit 🗣 31:44 Moment of truth 🌟 36:05 B.I vs Friendship ⛓️‍💥 40:06 The Militia 🥷🏾 45:05 - skit 🗣 46:16 The Rep growz bigga 49:05 What I'm here for 🫴🏽 51:20 She knows what she wants 💁🏽‍♀️ 53:45 - skit 🗣 54:36 New York straight talk🎙 57:56 My advice to you 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾💬 1:00:00 Make em pay 💰 1:04:28 The Mall 1:07:34 - skit 🗣 1:08:16 Betrayal 🔪 1:13:00 Next time 👉🏽⌚️ 1:15:30 In the memory of 🙏🏾 You're welcome 😊

This album was my soundtrack for the entire summer of '98.

RIP Guru, Boston to Brooklyn represent. Never forgotten OG. ☘️❤

This is the album Premier said he put “everything he had” into and it shows! There’s a reason why this is Gang Starr’s best selling album, classic status for real!

This Album Is Preemo At His Echelon Of Quality, Its A Masterclass

That's what funny that the "New York sound" comes from a dude from Boston and One from Houston.

Moment Of Truth is The Realist Song Ever

A few years before guru passed away i spoke to him at a job booking hotel rooms. Very nice guy. He offered me backstage passes and tickets to the concert just for doing my job. I will always remember him from that conversation. I couldn't go and I let him know that because I was in a different state then the shoe but he was so kind. Rip G

Premier tells the story of how Freddie Foxxx spit his verse on “the militia” with his 2 glocks out in the vocal booth. Definitely adds to the visual of those classic bars!!

Singers are K-CI and JO JO from Jodeci - R and B group.

Moment of Truth - March 98 Capital Punishment - April 98 It's Dark and Hell is Hot - May 98 The Shiny Suit Era was officially over and Real Street Hip Hop was back!!!!

Jeru the Damaja-The Sun Rises in the East album.. Produced entirely by DJ Premier

Maaaaan, I've always respected the fact that you respect the classics and the emcees that paved the way. You went beyond that with Moment of Truth reaction!!! Premier is Premier so we know what we were getting behind the boards. IMO, Guru finally got that respect on this album. This is my favorite Gangstarr album so once again...salute!!!!

The guests on this album is some cats with slept on albums as well! Krumbsnatcha - "Snatcha Season Pt. 1" (one of the most underrated hip-hop albums ever made) Bumpy Knuckles (a.k.a Freddie Foxxx) has the album called "Industry Shakedown" that its another slept on album... Scarface (ex. Geto Boys) has the classic album "The Diary" that its a must listen for all hip-hop heads... The album you reacted is one of the albums that i've listened the most in my life... a friend of mine recommended thus project for me just when i first started my journey thru' the hip-hop history, and instantly the song "Work" had me stuck and my life was never be the same after this album! Preemo is not my favourite producer but this man its at least top 3 of all time, and Guru is one of the most disrespected rappers by the public, ever! I'm not saying the people don't like him or whatsoever, but people dont show the love and respect he REALLY deserves! Hip-Hop saved my life and will always save the people next door of yours in one moment if they allows it I am a youngin just like you that really felt and is passionate about hip-hop culture... Stay consistent on this journey man❤

Classic piece of art, not only music.

Top ten greatest hip hop albums ever. Guru and Premier at there peaks.

Gangster Hard to Earn album review is a must!

Guru never really has been in any top-5 of anything conversation. But till this day he remains one of the realest MCs ever. Straight political, conscious, a message always involved, one of the most unique and recognizible voices ever. And one of the best discographies in the history of the whole genre. Plus he pioneered jazz-hip-hop subgenre which is very important for the roots of this culture.

This album is most definitely in my all time top 10 albums list

I love the standing ovation as soon as What I'm Here For starts

That’s K-Ci and JoJo on ‘Royalty’

44:24 This is freddy Foxxx on the last verse meeen 🔥🔥🔥

One of the best yet! Guru is always a pleasure to listen to

they cleared the samples by being so slick with it and creative half the time you can't even tell where the sample is from or it's so short it cannot be claimed just like how youtube does with music now. THE CUTT OFFS LMFAO

This album make me miss GURP RIP King! I met GURU in the early 2000s with Psycho Les, they both cool as hell man, down to earth brothers, gave me a dap hug and everything. Good dudes right there. Its a shame there will be no more Gangstarr albums, Krumb snatcher is one of my other favorite MCs, underrated indeed.

Bro, amazing reaction to one of the dopest classics in the biz. Haven't been listening to the King Guru and Master Primo in a while. Thanks so much for give the whole album a listen. I'm hooked again on the power of Gang Starr. Wisdom, Strength, Focus, Smoothness, Realness.... This album got it all, in my opinion. Primo on the beats, this is a masterclass of production and Guru, like you said, the commander, a general on the mic. King of monotone. Was, is and will always be in my top 5. Nas, Pac, Guru, Masta Ace, Andre 3K and on it goes. Always a pleasure watching your reactions. Keep 'em coming, them classics that paved the way.

Thank you so much for doing a reaction to this. It's a special album to me; hip-hop in its purest form. It's encouraging seeing a young, intelligent man enjoy and appreciate the classics.

This album has some of the most powerful songs ever created. Guru is not on many peoples top 5 but this album alone IMO makes him a top 10. No one ever talks about him like that which is shame. Tracks like “JFK 2 LAX” spits some of the most realest stuff ever, as well as the title track and “What I’m Here 4” - the best verse to bump on this album is Guru’s 2nd verse on “Make Em Pay” straight fire 🔥🔥

You should react to Killarmy's first album 'Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars'. Killa Sin has some of the best bars of all time (real hip hop heads know!)

Thank you and we appreciate you for reacting to this. Always happy to see the next generation listening to these joints, keeping them alive and showing how f*cking dope ish was and could still be. My 2 cents.

Aye my bro!!! O.C..JEWELS! U WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED

Rest In Paradise To The Voice Aka The Guru... Big up to the Icon DJ Premier

This is an album that I listen to regularly and in heavy rotation. CLASSIC from 98'

With years passing by In memory of became my fav track of the album. Gurus flow over that sound

Yes! Can’t wait to watch. I suggest OC - Jewelz next!!

Guru was so smooth and chill.

This album dropped my sophomore year and it changed everything for me. I started DJing and producing because of what Premo did on this album. Salute to Guru as well. RIP

Classic, although Hard To Earn remains my favorite Gang Starr album, with Suckas Need Bodyguards being one of my top hard hiphop tracks ever, classic video full of cameos from Big Shug, Fat Joe, Lil' Fame and more 🙂

Freddie Foxx aka Bumpy Knuckels got a lot of dope joints. He's killed a lot of "posse cuts" too such as; The Flavor Unit MCs - "Roll With That Flava", "H.E.A.L.(Big Daddy Kane,Freddie Foxxx,MC Lyte,KRS-One,Queen L., Run DMC &More) - "Heal Yourself", Naughty By Nature - Hot Potato (feat. Freddie Foxxx), Freddie Foxxx feat. M.O.P. - The Mastas, among others

Guru's rhymes age like fine wine and we all know the brilliance of the great DJ Premier. One of the greatest albums in hip hop history.

14:38 is KC & JoJo singing, from group Jodeci

You did this! One of their greatest. I do recommend going back to the order they put them out, so that you can see the growth. 'Step In the Arena' and 'Daily Operation' are classics as well.

Guru wasn’t about multi cylibs but he had a message

Always felt like guru was rapping for the new generation of rappers. He was rapping for the future

Finally !! One of the best albums ever

Krumbsnatcha & MOP. "Wolves"

"Above the Clouds" is my favorite track on this album.

Classic joints on here!! Premo beats always slap!

The Militia song, Freddie Foxx did the last verse, he was part of the DITC crew (Diggin' In The Crates) which was Diamond D, OC, Big L, Lord Finesse, Showbiz & AG, Fat Joe, and Buckwild officially, but related non-members were Pete Rock, Organized Konfusion, and others. You should REALLY check out OC's album Jewelz, absolute underground classic

Thanks for the reaction. Didn't buy a whole lot of albums, but heard this and Capital Punishment on headphones at the preview station at the Record/CD store...and walked out with both of them.

That drum breakdown at the end of Royalty still gives me chills man. Preemo drums! 🔥🔥

Hell yeah been waiting for this

Bumpy Knucks industry shakedown coming soon 🥳🥳🥳

FYI Freddy Foxx was supposed to be Eric B's mc before he met Rakim

Inspectah Deck is my fav Wu emcee. He bodied every featuring he jumped on. From Guru to Big Pun (R.I.P. both). Inspectah is one of most skilled emcees of all time EASILY!!!

This album is truly the “Cream of the Crop.” Great review, Ahmad. Before this release, Gang Starr hadn’t dropped an album since 1994’s “Hard to Earn.” During the four-year gap from 1994 to 1998, both Guru and DJ Premier pursued different projects. Premier continued to craft high-quality, top-notch beats at an elite level, while Guru worked on Jazzmatazz Vol. 2, an album blending hip hop and jazz. Given the four-year hiatus, it could have been challenging for the duo to regain their groove. Such breaks can sometimes strain the relationship between an artist and producer, but Premier and Guru proved they hadn’t lost their touch. It’s also worth noting that Guru was dealing with a legal issue involving a gun charge during this time. If convicted, he could have faced up to five years in prison. This led to a lot of back-and-forth between the studio and the courthouse, which is why the album cover features a courthouse background. You can sense Guru’s frustration in the track “Moment of Truth,” almost as if he’s declaring that no one can take him down. Despite the challenges, this album is a classic from start to finish. It was also Gang Starr’s first album to go gold.

Classic album I ran this album every day on the way to school. Premier’s best work

I wanna highlight on the song “Royalty” the singers are K-Ci and Jojo from the group “Jodeci”. They are the most overlooked duo when featured on tracks by multiple reactors. From Pac’s “How do you want it” and others no respect on their name. Outside of that this was the album that made me a Gangstarr fan.

This fuckin’ album, man… definition of certified classic

Thx. This was a great reaction to a classic album. Gifted unlimited rhymes universal!

Your reactions are how I felt the first time too . I still get the chills of this album.

Guru and Preemo the real hiphop duo, R.I.P GURU #1

Beats are crazy….. after graduating high school in 97’ Wutang Forever and this Gangstar Moment of truth was a light in a dark tunnel for a lot of us making it to adulthood…thank you Gangstar and RIP Guru❤

one of the goat albums in hip hop. rip Guru and salute to DJ premier

He's on my top 10

Yo, i was in a YMCA program called Youth in Government and as a Sophomore i met all these Senior babes who put me on game! Memorized this whole album!

That song playing in the background during that guru interview skit is called who's gonna take the weight? Off the 2nd album step in the arena & Yes that's G. Dep who just came home from Bad boy 👍🏿

Image listening to this album for the first in 2024. Mad respect tho, most youngins would pass this. ...the gun story was real ...you want a concept album? review a masta ace album. technically Krumb Snatcha isn't a feature, he's Gangstarr foundation.

Rip Guru one of the greatest ❤above the clouds one of the greatest hip hop records made 👍 my 14 year old son loves true old school tunes

I respect young ppl who dig in the crates,, and check out original rap. Gangstarr.. fused jazz& rap in the early 90's

DID ONE WITH THE OWNERZ BRO!!!! BANG BANG FROM BEGINNING TO THE END!!! But this my fav one from Gang Starr!! Straight Classic

The song JFK to LAX is a true story

Dude the gangstar projects are some of the most underrated songs ever recorded. Love this and the channel bro!

Moment of truth is a work of art. It's like a philosophy class. Timeless and special

Bruh that is one of my favourite albums of legendary gangstar of all time that is album and a half dope af fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 right there real real golden era of hip hop the music today doesn't even come close and never will anyway nuff respect kingahmadtv 👊🏾 dope video album reaction R.I.P legendary guru 🕊️ 🙏🏾

I’m 50 , gangstarr is from my generation (GEN X) I love this album even today

You should try Big L he’s on par with Nas Lyrically, he has 9 albums with only 2 on Spotify (rest on RU-vid) he has “Lifestylez ov da poor & dangerous” “The Big Picture” “return of the devils son” “139 and Lenox” “the danger zone” “devils son ep” “harlems finest a freestyle history” “harlems finest a freestyle history - volume 2” “the archives 1996 - 2000” it’s a REALLLLY good listen

Kc & jojo( jodeci) are the ones killin it on royalty.Real hip hop heads know gangstarr is one of the greatest duos to ever do in hip hop.imo this album is on the same level as illmatic,the chronic, ready to die,all eyes on me 36 Chambers ect. There isn't a bad track on it and I think it's their best album they ever put together. Plus guru was going through possibly facing jail time and drinking way too much booze and they took about a 8-month hiatus about 3-4 songs into making the album cuz guru had to get sober and finish up his legal troubles. And they put together a masterpiece!

The natural progression from this is Jeru the damaja wrath of the math album. Another Premier produced joint. You covered come clean but his next full album was a true gem. That frustrated N goes so hard.

samples from gold era of music, 60s to 80s

I've been wrote down many times The Milita for you, i knew u would love that Freddie Foxxx verse! 👑

Now you are getting into the bag, young king!!!! I'm a old head that respects your insight because they're genuine. Which is rare. Check out 1444 by gravediggaz! One of the most slept on songs in hip hop history

One of my fave albums, incredible production by Premo at his peak IMO and Guru came through with the lyrics and voice of course. This is probably their best album.

Yo I just realized you almost have 70,000 followers!!! And you should young king.... You grind better than most of these reviewers. And your passion is unmatched!!!

This is a classic Moment of Truth it is what it is it just makes my heart Happy

I wore this cd out! Man, so many memories listening to this! Glad I found your reaction! One Pride baby!

Apparently both Deck and Guru walked into the booth not knowing what each other was rapping about in Above the clouds. If that’s true, best rap song made to date.

Guess you're going to have to review DWYCK so that you can hear where that 'Sure Shot' sample comes from.

Loved it. Please choose one of lloyd banks mixtapes or albums and do a reaction. That man is talented

The 90s was the golden age for true LYRICISTS

Yo Ahmad, i had the same reaction the first time I heard Freddie Foxxx on The Militia, like who the fuck is this?!?!! Still get hyped to this day

Ahmad, there is an alternate version of "In Memory Of" (the last track) called "Illest Man" by Guru. It samples "(You Are My) All In All" by Joyce Sims and appears on the soundtrack for The 6th Man. Worth a listen if you have the time.

15:26 Jo Jo from K-Ci and Jo Jo is on the hook. Also known from his group Jodeci

Guru flow is crazy 🐐🐐

Nice reaction. Some dope albums to check out: KRS ONE Return of the Boom Bap Organized Konfusion - Stress The Extinction Agenda Roots - Illadelph Halflife

ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ALBUM NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. MUCH LOVE TO GURU AND PREEMOOOO.

its good eh :) have you done naughty by natures povertys paradise album?

BTW....Check out 'Krumbsnatcha - Closer to God'....Premo produced that joint too

One of my favorite albums ever! Love the reaction King!

@KingAhmadTV Who's better Gang Starr or Eric B & Rakim? Personally I like both but if I had to pick one Gang Starr because of Guru's Rhymes and Premo's phenomenal production.